Ashley and Brad Show

Ashley and Brad Show - ABS 2026-04-08

News; birthdays/events; how is your 'financial literacy'?; word of the day. News; is golf a "real sport"?; game: is Ashley as smart as a 5th grader?; what would you give up to be "allergy free"? News; game: just under $1,000 pyramid; Hollywood is filled with "yes men"...do you want to be cheered all the time?; what makes someone seem "low class" or "high class" to you (regardless of their actual financial standing? News; game: guess the song by the drum beat then the bass line; what's the next big event coming up for you? looking forward to it or not so much? do you only look forward to the big things?; goodbye/fun facts....National Empanada Day recognizes a delicious pastry that comes in several different forms. The name empanada comes from the Galician, Portuguese and Spanish verb em pandar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. The pastry made its first appearance during the Moorish invasions in Medieval Iberia. In 1520, a cookbook featuring Catalan, Arabian, French, and Italian food had seafood-filled empanadas listed as one of its recipes. It is widely believed that empanadas...and pierogis and calzones are all inspired by samosas — a triangular-shaped pie popular in Arab and South Asian cultures. They can be sweet or savory...but one thing is for sure...they are delicious!

Ashley and Brad Show - ABS 2026-04-07

News; birthdays/events; remember "1-2-3 magic"---there is a new parenting trick that really seems to work!; word of the day. News; what's your attention span when it comes to movies or tv shows?; game: the word "boom" in popular songs; so many of us are constantly dehydrated--have you ever tried 'stacking your water'? News; according to Askmen website...these are universally understood 'dude rules'; game: Godfather movie trivia; Buzzfeed's list of "women code" rules. News; products that seem trendy or cute but are actually quite helpful; game: Guess the song by the lyrics; goodbye/fun facts....national coffee cake day- coffee cake brings along with it a tradition that likely dates back to the 16th or 17th century Germany. Originally, these cakes were made with coffee as an actual ingredient. Then the Danes began the culture of eating cake while taking a swipe at coffee, and as a result of this, coffee cakes evolved as one of their diverse traditional and cultural patterns. German and Dutch immigrants carried their coffee bread and streusel traditions to the United States in the 19th century. Today there are so many varieties of coffee cakes like: traditional cinammon, tart cherry, pecan custard, sweet cinnamon apple...typically they have a crumb topping or a glaze drizzle. Of course you don't have to include coffee as an ingredient because most of them don't use that anymore...but if you're making your own, culinary experts say it's worth a try!

Ashley and Brad Show - ABS 2026-04-06

News; birthdays/events; if you really want to get things done...don't just make a 'to do' list...do this too; word of the day. News; game: quiz; game: feud; good thing the toilet on Artemis is fixed...because the astronauts have lots of great food to choose from! (menu) News; cute things people used to believe when they were kids; have you ever wanted to try a new hobby but didn't realize how expensive it was?; Finance Buzz list of cheap vs frugal. News; funny complaints from customers on a cruise ship; game: calendar trivia; goodbye/fun facts....Fresh Tomato Day. Tomatoes are grown in temperate and tropical regions of the world and are a significant source of umami flavor. Tomato plants typically grow between three and 10 feet in height, with vines and a weak sprawling stem. Tomatoes trace back to the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican peoples. They eventually made their way into Europe through the Spanish, and they became a very regular feature of Spanish food. Tomatoes have up to 10,000 distinct varieties...and many are now grown in greenhouses so they can be available all year long. So why are they considered a vegetable and a fruit...in 1893 In Nix v. Hedden, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that tomatoes are vegetables for tariff purposes, even though botanically they are fruits.

Ashley and Brad Show - ABS 2026-04-03

News; birthdays/events; professor at Cornell Univercity has a unique way to deal with AI; word of the day. News; a journalism professor saves $3,000 a year by doing one simple thing; game: King's English TV guide; if you got 'dropped in the woods'...how many of these things would you be able to do? (list: Ashley vs Brad) News; "Easter eggs" in movies/TV shows; game: scattergories; do you think your dog actually understands specific things you say? News; have you ever called the cops on your neighbors? what would have to happen for you to call?; game: 3 word TV show descriptions; goodbye/fun facts....National Chocolate Mousse Day...The word "mousse" is French for "foam" or "froth" and it was first been created as a savory dish in France and may not have been turned into sweet desserts until many years later--with chocolate mousse being the most popular. There are many recipes for a chocolate mousse, all of them introducing different combinations of flavorings and toppings. One of the first written records of the appearance of chocolate mousse in the United States is actually from an exposition in New York City in 1892. Later on, the recipe for chocolate mousse started appearing in a "Housekeepers Column" in the 1897 edition of the Boston Globe. However, famed chef Julia Child is known as having created the perfect chocolate mousse, including unique flavors such as dark-brewed coffee, butter, bittersweet chocolate, eggs, dark rum, and vanilla extract. Yum!!!

Ashley and Brad Show - ABS 2026-04-02

News; birthdays/events; the average worker does these things (list) how 'averaage' are you?; word of the day. News; do you have app fatigue?; game: everybody knows; feel good story of the day. News; ways to get out of a boring converstion; game: songs with "no no no" in them; things you keep in your wallet that may lead to identity theft. News; we're spending $196 per person on Easter this year...is that number higher or lower for you?; game: mindtrap; goodbye/fun facts.... National DIY Day, celebrated annually on April 2. "Do it yourself," or D.I.Y., as it's often abbreviated, is the act of creatively handling tasks you would usually hire someone to do. These include building, decorating, fixing, and renovating. In the 6th century B.C., there was a temple-like building in Basilicata which held instructions on how to mass-produce its components, as well as how these components fit together. These ruins were discovered by Italian archeologists, and are now known as 'an ancient IKEA building'. Flash forward to the late 1900s, D.I.Y. had taken over with several television shows and channels dedicated to the act. The development of the internet also led to a breakthrough for DIY projects. So, whatever project you planned on hiring services for---take some time out to finally get the job done by yourself.